The cinematic adaptation of the beloved stage musical Cats was widely panned by critics and audiences alike—but perhaps no one was more traumatized by the feline flop than the creator himself.
Legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was reportedly so appalled by the star-studded film, which featured A-listers like Taylor Swift and Sir Ian McKellen, that it drove him to seek comfort in a completely different species. The disastrous big-screen translation of his iconic work ultimately prompted Lloyd Webber to go out and adopt a dog.
It seems the notoriously bizarre CGI and heavily criticized creative choices were enough to permanently sour the musical maestro on felines, turning the man behind Broadway's most famous cats into a definitive dog lover.